Subgenre Sampler
Television > Suspense/Crime: 568 Films to Buy & Rent
Dalziel and Pascoe (TV Series) (1996)
- Feat. Warren Clarke, Colin Buchanan
- Adapted from a series of novels by Reginald Hill, Clarke and Buchanan play a pair of mismatched Yorkshire detectives whose clash in personal and…
Inspector Wexford Collection, The (TV Mini-series) (1996-2000)
- Feat. George Baker, Sadie Frost
- Collection of commended adaptations based on the Ruth Rendell novels and centred on the recurring Rendell character of Inspector Wexford – an…
Millennium (TV Series) (1996-1999)
- Feat. Lance Henriksen, Megan Gallagher, Klea Scott
- Occult sci–fi series from the creator of The X–Files) following the investigations of ex–FBI agent Frank Black (Lance Henriksen),…
Silent Witness (TV Series) (1996)
- Feat. Amanda Burton, Emilia Fox, William Gaminara
- Acclaimed, long–running BBC forensic series, originally focused around expert pathologist Dr Sam Ryan (Burton). This is darker and more complex…
Water Rats (TV Series) (1996)
- Feat. Colin Friels, Catherine McClements, Steve Bisley…
- Classic Aussie sea–going crime–fighting police action show from the 90s, somewhat like an antipodean version of Baywatch. Ran for six…
Kavanagh QC (TV Series) (1995-2001)
- Feat. John Thaw, Ray Winstone, Ewan McGregor
- Clever Brit crime series, with INSPECTOR MORSE's John Thaw stepping easily back into the role of criminal investigator, this time as a London law…
McCallum (TV Series) (1995-1998)
- Feat. John Hannah
- Above–par crime series trails the private and professional life of the titular forensic pathologist as he becomes entangled in various murder…
Murder One (TV Series) (1995-1997)
- Feat. Daniel Benzali, Stanley Tucci, Mary McCormack…
- A compelling crime drama whose chief novelty was basing each season around a single courtroom case, from indictment and jury selection, through to…
Oliver's Travels (TV Mini-series) (1995)
- Feat. Alan Bates, Sinead Cusack, Bill Paterson
- BBC oddity centered around Oliver (Bates), an ex–university lecturer with a passion for puzzles, who goes on a search to find legendary…
She's Out (TV Mini-series) (1995)
- Dir. Ian Toynton
Feat. Ann Mitchell, Linda Marlowe, Maureen Sweeney…
- Six–part crime drama written by Lynda La Plante (PRIME SUSPECT) as a sequel to her 1980's series, Widows. Ann Mitchell is superb as Dolly…